"His arrest was made at the request of the Swedish government for a crime related to information technology.

"We don't have an extradition treaty with Sweden but we'll look into our laws and see how we can handle this case."

The Pirate Bay is legally inaccesible through the six main ISPs in the UK after a High Court ruling. However reports have suggested that Torrent sharing has continued via other means since the ban came into force earlier this year.